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This podcast is for anyone who has ever been called naïve for thinking that we can create a world that is a kinder, more equitable and beautiful place to live. It is a treasure trove of evidence that there are people out there leading with kindness, caring for our planet and thriving. These are their very human stories of how they are doing it - so that you know you are not alone, this is possible, and you can find your way to help Reboot the Future.   Tune in to the consistent frequency of inspiring, relatable stories, learning how people are navigating challenges and acting with courage. Let's create the momentum towards a better way of being, let's Reboot the Future. podcast.rebootthefuture.org

  1. Building Bridges in the Food System: Dr Lucy Wallace

    4d ago

    Building Bridges in the Food System: Dr Lucy Wallace

    What happens when you stop trying to fit in and start trusting your own way of seeing the world? Dr Lucy Wallace, a convenor and peacebuilder in food systems, has spent her career bringing people together in rooms thick with conflict, holding to one quiet belief: everyone deserves a seat at the table. In this conversation she takes us from a childhood spent hunting out small pockets of nature in the concrete West Midlands, to the noisy halls of COP, where making space for every voice is rarely tidy but is how trust slowly takes root. She speaks openly about embracing her late-diagnosed ADHD, about peacebuilding between those working in food systems, and about hope. When others try to dim your light, she says, it is usually a sign you have touched on something that matters.  Her gentle encouragement to the rest of us is to stay with it, and to keep building the empathy that carries people along. More about Lucy Dr Lucy Wallace is a globally recognised connector, convenor and peacemaker in the food system, with 20 years' experience.  She is the founder of Liminal Thinking, where she advises organisations on food innovation ecosystems, and Creative Director for tmrw. She has held senior roles at EIT Food, led the secretariat of the Action on Food hub at the UNFCCC COP, and co-founded REGEN HOUSE.  A biologist by training, with a zoology degree from Aberdeen and a PhD in veterinary science, her feel for complex systems is rooted in the living world. Want to think more about the issues raised in this podcast? Read our blog 'When 'Not Enough' Means it's Time to Share' here. Subscribe for more stories and practical tools from Reboot the Future. www.rebootthefuture.org

    17 min
  2. The Right Thing To Do : Samantha Ward OBE

    May 26

    The Right Thing To Do : Samantha Ward OBE

    What happens when you refuse to accept that nothing can be done? In this episode, we hear from Samantha Ward OBE, Deputy CEO of Royal Voluntary Service, whose lifelong conviction that the world can be changed for the better has shaped an extraordinary career in service and volunteering. From childhood, Sam had a powerful sense of right and wrong and the grit to go with it, always asking not just "why is this happening?" but "what can we do about it?" Where others saw naivety, Sam saw possibility, and she never stopped acting on it. That conviction was tested most visibly when the pandemic hit and Royal Voluntary Service stepped forward while others battened down the hatches. The result? The NHS Volunteer Responders programme, built in a matter of weeks, which mobilised 750,000 volunteers and delivered support over 2.6 million times to people who might otherwise have been completely cut adrift. Sam also shares the more recent launch of GoVo, RVS's flexible volunteering platform now home to nearly 1,800 charities, designed to meet people where they are and make volunteering work for modern life, whether that's 20 minutes on the way home or a Saturday afternoon trying something completely new. As Sam describes it, it was built on the same quiet certainty that it was simply the right thing to do. More about Samantha:  Samantha Ward OBE, Deputy CEO and Chief of Services and Volunteering at Royal Voluntary Service As well as Deputy CEO responsibilities, Sam is also responsible for Royal Voluntary Service's volunteering, safeguarding & service delivery, including health, social care, community services and Armed Forces support.  Sam is also a qualified Leadership Coach, Mentor & Consultant for Leaders who feel driven to serve and are born to lead. She was awarded an OBE for services to charity in 2022. Links and resources: Royal Voluntary ServiceGoVo volunteering platformWant to think more about the issues raised in this podcast? Read our blog 'The Girl Who Wouldn't Look Away' here. Subscribe for more stories and practical tools from Reboot the Future. www.rebootthefuture.org

    19 min
  3. What does good look like?: David Butcher

    May 19

    What does good look like?: David Butcher

    Before he made it to the boardroom, David Butcher managed the stage at a Jimi Hendrix concert. What he learned backstage on a Baltic island about motivation, leadership and getting the best out of people stayed with him through three CEO roles and a lifetime in business. In this episode, David makes the case that the most effective leaders are not the loudest ones. Kindness, compassion and the courage to ask simple, naive questions, he argues, are the tools that cut through complexity, unlock better thinking and drive better outcomes. The boardroom, it turns out, needs a little more of what worked backstage at the Love and Peace Festival. More about David Butcher:  A veteran of more than 50 years in the pensions and investment industry, David has been a CEO three times and served as a non-executive director on the pensions boards of BlackRock, Legal & General, Scottish Widows and The Peoples Pension. David has also chaired two companies in the wellbeing and mindfulness space and served as a board member for two research organisations in the pensions and asset management sector. A mind management practitioner for 50 years, David is now bringing the benefits of mind management to individuals and companies. Through Positively Aware Ltd, David provides coaching and mentoring services to individuals and companies to improve mental health and wellbeing, resilience and productivity. Want to think more about the issues raised in this podcast? Read our blog 'What kind of world are we building?' here. Subscribe for more stories and practical tools from Reboot the Future. www.rebootthefuture.org

    13 min
  4. Purpose, People, Trust: Edwin Booth CBE

    May 12

    Purpose, People, Trust: Edwin Booth CBE

    What does it look like to build a business where people truly matter? Edwin Booth CBE, Executive Chairman at E.H.Booth & Co ltd, shares his journey from arriving as an 18 year old into his family's business, shaped immediately by the sheer kindness of the people around him, to becoming a leader who puts people at the heart of everything. Edwin reflects on how culture is built from the inside out. By listening to people’s experiences, especially those who have faced barriers such as imprisonment, he has helped create opportunities rooted in dignity, skill-building, and trust. This is a conversation about purpose in action. About leadership that listens. And about the belief that when people are supported and trusted, they can thrive. Or as Edwin puts it, “there is no such thing as someone who cannot do something, if they are encouraged, shown how, and trusted to do it well.” A warm, wise and quietly radical conversation about what business can be when it genuinely puts people first. More about Edwin: Edwin Booth CBE DL is Chairman of E H Booth & Co Ltd, the proprietors of Booths Food Stores in the North of England. Representing the fifth generation of his family to lead the business since 1847, Edwin has spent his career building an organisation rooted in excellent service, sustainability, and locally sourced food and drink. Beyond the business, Edwin has dedicated much of his life to community and public service. He chaired the Lancashire LEP for over seven years, chaired the Employment Advisory Board at HMP Lancaster Farms, and is a Trustee of the Eden Project. He was appointed CBE in 2019 for services to business and charity, and served as High Sheriff of Lancashire in 2021. Want to think more about the issues raised in this podcast? Read our blog 'The Northerner in the Room' here. Subscribe for more stories and practical tools from Reboot the Future. www.rebootthefuture.org

    19 min
  5. Gathering for Good: Gemma Lannon

    May 5

    Gathering for Good: Gemma Lannon

    Gemma Lannon has created a wonderful gathering space in London for people channelling their work towards sustainability and climate solutions - it's called Treo House. In this episode, Gemma shares how the sudden loss of her father at 15 reshaped her understanding of the world, teaching her to hold two things at once: the uncertainty of outcomes, and the courage to act anyway. She reflects on why "naive" might not be the negative label we think it is, how optimism and joy are not just nice-to-haves but essential fuel for this work, and why acting from instinct and conviction, even without all the answers, might be exactly what our collective challenges demand right now. More about Gemma:  Gemma Lannon is the founding director of Treo House, a collective for people working in sustainability in London. The organisation facilitates our ability to learn from and look after each other, through in-person events hosted at its home in Vauxhall. Gemma previously worked in the sustainability team at Unilever and on grassroot sustainability projects in Cornwall, Portugal and New Zealand.  Link to Treo House Want to think more about the issues raised in this podcast? Read our blog 'Moral Courage & Disco Balls' here. Subscribe for more stories and practical tools from Reboot the Future. www.rebootthefuture.org

    12 min
  6. Start with Peace: Michael Macy

    Apr 28

    Start with Peace: Michael Macy

    Michael Macy may describe himself as having a minor role, but a front row seat in establishing peace across some of the world's most complex conflict zones - but the lessons he carries from those experiences are anything but minor. At the heart of this conversation is a deceptively simple but profound insight: "Too often people think you have to resolve all the conflicts before you can have peace. No, peace, in my experience, peace creates the space to resolve the conflict." Michael brings this to life through his experience of the Good Friday Agreement in Belfast, offering a rare and intimate perspective on how peace, when enacted, can do what negotiation alone cannot. He also shares what he's doing about it today. Through Enacting Peace, an international effort he co-founded, Michael invites people everywhere to mark each equinox and solstice with a conscious act of peace, however small. The invitation is simple but radical: to recognise your own capacity to contribute, to celebrate it, and to act on it. Michael mentions his friend Joe, he is referring to Joe Miller. You can find out more about Joe here. A little more about Michael:  Michael Macy is currently working to encourage peace.  He is on the board of the Abrahamic Reunion, working for peace in Israel and Palestine and a founder of Enacting Peace, an international effort to invite people to act for peace. It has no dogma, no dues and no politics, just a request and a hope that you will do something for peace.  He initially worked as a therapist, became a trial lawyer and hosted a radio talk show. He then spent nearly 30 years as a U.S. diplomat developing mutual understanding between the U.S. the UK, Mali, Malta, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, India, Haiti and Tunisia among others. In order to build those bridges, he worked with dancers, writers, artists, academics, journalists, religious community leaders and comedians. Want to think more about the issues raised in this podcast? Read our blog 'The Space We Create' here. Subscribe for more stories and practical tools from Reboot the Future. www.rebootthefuture.org

    14 min
  7. Never Discourage: Felicity Aston MBE

    Apr 20

    Never Discourage: Felicity Aston MBE

    Felicity Aston MBE is a climate scientist, polar explorer, expedition leader and record-breaker. She was the first woman to ski across Antarctica alone. Most recently, she led the B.I.G. (Before It’s Gone) Arctic Research Expedition, gathering vital material for Arctic sea ice research. In this episode, Felicity shares the importance of using what you’re good at to address the issues facing our world. For her, that means using her expertise in leading expeditions to tackle inequality for women, including bringing together women from across the Commonwealth to ski to the South Pole. She also speaks to something deeper: the responsibility of those in senior positions to champion those coming through. Felicity reflects on how painful it can be to be dismissed as naive, and the difference it makes when experience and wisdom are used to lift others instead. Check out this link to find out more about Felicity and her polar explorations.  Want to think more about the issues raised in this podcast? Read our blog 'Encouraging the Extraordinary' here. Subscribe for more stories and practical tools from Reboot the Future. www.rebootthefuture.org

    18 min
  8. You Were Held: Love, Loss and Compassion at Birth - Gaynor Morrison

    Apr 14

    You Were Held: Love, Loss and Compassion at Birth - Gaynor Morrison

    In this episode, we’re joined by Gaynor Morrison, a midwife, lecturer and photographer, and the creator of You Were Held. Drawing on her role as a midwife safeguarding lead, Gaynor shares how she supports some of the most complex moments in care, when babies are removed from their mothers following court decisions. Through You Were Held, she offers a simple but profound gift: professional photographs taken at birth, created with care and dignity, to honour the bond, love and connection between mother and baby, even in separation. A powerful reflection on compassion in practice. More information about Gaynor:  Gaynor has worked in the NHS and in education over the past 30 years with her speciality and focus on Safeguarding vulnerable families. After leaving the front line of the NHS nearly 3 years ago, she was able to start the 'You were held' compassion project with her safeguarding manager Sharon Bunford, who arranges the governance, data protection and formalities. As a volunteer she is able to go back to the Trust and offer photography to mothers and birthing people who are being separated from their babies due to complex safeguarding situations, with a hope of capturing those first moments when the baby is held by their birth mother so that they will both have forever memories. This project recognises the mother's role prior to separation and will be a small gesture towards acknowledging their disenfranchised grief. Want to think more about the issues raised in this podcast? Read our blog 'On Dignity, Humanity, & the Quiet Power of Compassion' here. Subscribe for more stories and practical tools from Reboot the Future. www.rebootthefuture.org

    16 min
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This podcast is for anyone who has ever been called naïve for thinking that we can create a world that is a kinder, more equitable and beautiful place to live. It is a treasure trove of evidence that there are people out there leading with kindness, caring for our planet and thriving. These are their very human stories of how they are doing it - so that you know you are not alone, this is possible, and you can find your way to help Reboot the Future.   Tune in to the consistent frequency of inspiring, relatable stories, learning how people are navigating challenges and acting with courage. Let's create the momentum towards a better way of being, let's Reboot the Future. podcast.rebootthefuture.org

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  • Creator
    Reboot the Future
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    42
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